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FOFZZAM BEACH, 

ONE OF THE 

FINEST SEASIDE RESORTS 

IN THE COUNTRY! 



POPHAM BEACH, though comparatively little known, is des- 
tined to become one of the most popular seaside resorts in the countrj'. It 
has all the requisites for a Seaside Eesort. 

The Greatest Variety of Scenei'y! 

The Best Three Mile Beach for Driviagr and Walking! 



AS GOOD HOTELS AS ELSEWHERE, 
At prices more than reasonahle. 



As Pure Water from a Spring Lake as can be Found. 

Beach Shooting in July and August Unsurpassed. 

Best and Safest Sea and Surf Bathing in the World- 
No Undertow. 

Cleanest Beach for Children to Play on.— 

Clear Sand, without Loam. 

Boating, Sailing and Fishing Privileges First-Class, w^ith 

But Little Expense. 

Lawn Tennis, Croquet, Billiards and Pool, and 

Bowling Alleys. 

In short it is as healthy a seaside resort as ihei-e is, with all the neces- 
sary scenery and attractions to please the visitor as can be found anywhere, 
and the cost of spending a season here, is very much less than at anj^ other 
like resort, as I have accommodations and prices that cannot fail to suit all. 



BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE. 

Several Cottages have been built the past year, and I have disposed of over twenty 
more lots to build on this season. Shall sell lots this season for $200 per lot— size, 50x100 
ft.— but another season the price will be advanced to $.500. Those who wish, can secure 
lots for $-200 till Sept. 1.5th, after which time the offer will be withdrawn. These lots are 
sold for cottage puri)oses only. The Popham Beach property embraces about 200 acres, 
extending along the Beach fo'r a mile, and I own the Beach proper for three miles, to 
Morse's River. Address all communications in i-egard to lots to 



P. O. VICKERY, Proprietor, 

Augusta, Maine. 



POPHAM BEACH 



Summer Resort, 



Sketch i Popham Colony 



Ancient Province of Sabino. 



ILLUSTRATED. 



Compiled by W. B. I^APHAM. 



AUGUSTA : 

MAINE FAIiMER JOB PRINT. 

1888. 




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POPHAM BEACH, 



AND THE 



MOUTH OF THE KENNEBEC. 



%j|S|HE requisites to a first-class seaside resort are easy eomniuui- 
^1^ . cation, a well-drained and healthy location, interesting 
scenery, good bathing facilities and good hotels ; and all these are 
found at Popham Beach, at the mouth of the Kennebec river. The 
steamer Star of the East stops here, going and returning, on her 
semi-weekly trips between Boston and the Kennebec ; a steamer 
makes daily trips during the visiting season between Augusta and 
the mouth of the river, stopping at all landing places ; wliile Bath, 
the terminus of the Androscoggin division of the Maine Central 
Railway, is only twelve miles distant from Fort Popham. The 
steamer "Percy V.," owned by the proprietor of Popham Beach, 
makes two round trips daily during the season, connecting at 
Bath with trains from both east and west. It is also expected that 
arrangements will be perfected for running a steamer daily, between 
Portland and the Kennebec, during the coming season. These 
different lines of travel, afford every needed facility for reaching 
Popham Beach, insuring a daily mail and constant communication 
with the great centers of business. 

The location is a healthy one. The soil is, for the most part, 
sandy and easily drained. The Ocean View House, especially, oc- 
cupies a choice spot. It is situated upon a bluff a hundred feet 
above the sea level, where the air is always fresh and invigorating. 
The whole point receives the unimpeded breezes from the sea, and 
the air is free from every miasmatic taint. As to the scenery, there 
is none finer along the coast. In a clear day the sweep of vision 
oceanward is from Cape Elizabeth Light to Monhegan. Cape Small 



rol'HAM BEACH AS A SUMMKU KESCKT. O 

Point, the Eastern limit of Caseo Bay, can be seen toward the 
South, stretching far into the sea. Nearer is Morse's Point and 
the adjacent islands ; in front is Seguin with its Light House, and 
other interesting islets. Eastward are the outlying islands and the 
mouth of the Kennebec, into which schooners are almost constantly 
passing, sometimes half a dozen at a time, with all their sails set to 
catch the favoring winds, while northward are the rugged shores of 
Georgetown, the channel of Popham's "Gallant River," Cox's 
Head*^ and the quiet waters of Atkins' Bay. Thus it will be seen, 
that while the eastern and southern slopes of the peninsula front 
du-ectly upon the open sea, and have the full benefit of the bracing 
and invigorating ocean air, the western and northern slopes of the 
promontory face the inland toward the broad channel of the Ken- 
nebec, and the calm waters of Atkins' Bay, which furnish ample 
facilities for bathing, rowing and sailing, for those who prefer these 
quiet scenes to more vigorous and exhilarating sports upon the open 
sea. The quiet reaches of the indented bay, the bold and pic- 
turesque headlands of the Kennebec, and the magnificent beach 
upon the seaward side, extending in an unbroken sweep from the 
mouth of the river to Morse's River, a distance of three miles, com- 
bine to gratify every taste, and all combined, make up views as 
varied and beautiful as can be found anywhere. 

Among the numerous excursions from which Popham Beach is 
the natural rallying point, are the following, the distance for the 
round trip being given : To Wood Island, two miles ; to Fox 
Island, which can be reached upon a bar in low water and which has 
unsurpassed surf views, four miles ; to Morse's River, all the way 
upon the beach, six miles ; to Pond Island, with its Light House, 
three miles ; to Seguin Island, which is regarded as the mouth of 
the Kennebec, seven miles ; around the Sugar Loves and Stage 
Island to Indian Point and the head of Sagadahoc Bay, six miles ; 
to Cox's Head, two miles ; to the Feldspar Quarries, three miles ; 
to the head of Atkins' Bay, three miles ; around Cape Small Point 
to Bald Head, fifteen miles. If more extended excursions are de- 
sired, the following will be found interesting : By steamer, up the 
Kennebec to Bath, through the Sassanoa river to the Sheepscot, and 
thence to the ancient town of Wiscasset ; thence down by Hen- 
drick's Head and the Five Islands, or to T.oothbay, and thence past 
Burnt Island Light and Cape Newagen to the open sea, and thence 
back to the mouth of the Kennebec. Round trips may also l)e made 



IX.I-IIAM I;i:A( II AS A SLMMER KKSOKT. ' 

in a sincrle day, to Daiiiariseove Island, Squirrel Island, Mouse 
Island, Ocean Point, Peuiaquid and Monhegan, or westward to 
Harpswell and the picturesque Islands of Casco Bay, which uuuil>er 
one for every day in the year. 

As to Pop'liara Beach hotels, they are first-class in all then- ap- 
pointments. The Ocean View House, situated upon a l)old bluff 
overlooking Sagadahoc P>ay and the open sea, and which was 
crowded to its utmost capacity last season, has been enlarged by 
the addition of thirty-six large and pleasant rooms, and otherwise 
improved. It is supplied with pure water from a pond in the vicm- 
ity, is thoroughly drained, and is one of the airiest and pleasantest 
spots for the summer season, to be found in Maine. 

l^he accommodations at the Eureka House, situated a quarter of 
a mile from the Ocean View, and quite near to the wharf, are every- 
thing that can be desired, the table being first-class and the water 
uncommonly pure. The fine beach directly in front, and the broad 
stretches of lawn bordering it, afford the best and safest playground 
for children, and excellent bathing facilities for all, while the al- 
most constant stream of vessels passing up and down the river 
within hail of the broad piazza, adds an interesting feature not often 
found at a seaside resort. Both hotels are under the same manage- 
ment, and are constantly supplied with all the delicacies of the sea- 
son. The Irving House, situated a little back from the river on 
the old Hunnewell's Point road, and quarter of a mile distant from the 
Eureka, has been renovated, repaired and put in first-class condi- 
tion for guests. The three houses afford ample accommodations 
for three hundred persons. 

Popham Ikach which, as stated, is three miles in length, extend- 
ing between the mouth of the Kennebec and Morse's rivers, at low 
w^ter is so broad that six teams can drive abreast, while the surface 
is so hard that scarcely any track is left by horses or carriages. 
Surf views along this beach are often grand and beautiful. 

Silver Lake, which affords an abundant supply of pure water, is 
fed entirely by springs, having no visible inlet or outlet. Tliis little 
lake has an area of eighteen acres. 

There is a Life Saving Station near the beach, and also near the 
mouth of the river, and the officer in charge is always ready to give 
exhibitions for the benefit and amusement of visitors. 

Hon. P. O. Vickery, ex-Mayor of Augusta, came into possession 
of this Popham HciH'h property a year ago, an.l is the sole proprie- 






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roi'IIAM HKACII AS A SIMAIKH UHSOHT. 9 

tor. He made many improvements last year, and will eoutiuue to 
make them. He has removed the iee-houses and the unsightly ice- 
run, cleared away the scrubby growth that impeded the rear view 
from the Ocean View House, and has trimmed up and much im- 
proved "Piny Grove." There is a cafe near the wharf, where 
clams, oysters and fish are cooked to order, and other refreshments 
can be had at reasonable rates. 

A chapel was erected last 3'ear on land donated by the proprietor 
for that purpose. 

There are sail and row boats always at hand, and horses and car- 
carriages for beach riding, or for visiting places of interest in the 
vicinity. 

For amusement and exercise, there are bowling alleys and billiard 
tables. In brief, nothing is wanting at Popham Beach to render it 
a first-class seaside resort. 

The evening sea views at Popham Beach are beautiful, almost 
beyond description. The phosphorescent lights illumine the sea- 
waves, and for miles along the shore the white surf is borne upon 
the incoming tide and scattered upon the sandy beach. Opposite 
the mouth of the Kennebec, upon the highest point of Seguin Island, 
is situated the Light House. It has a fixed white light of the first 
order, one hundred and eighty feet above the sea level, which can 
be seen twenty miles at sea, from any point fifteen feet above the 
surface. 

The United States fort, called Fort Popham, which is still in an 
imfinished condition, occupies the northerly end of Hunnewell's 
Point. Westerly from this Fort, and north-westerly from the Ocean 
View House, are two high, round hills, the easterly one known as 
"Sabino Head," and the other as "Hunnewell's Hill." The south- 
ern end of Long Island is known as "Gilbert's Head," and perpet- 
uates the name of one of Popham's captains. The Kennel)ec at this 
point is only three hundred yards wide, and has a very strong tidal 
current. The bluff, upon which stands the Ocean View House, 
might appropriately be named Seymour's Head, in memory of the 
chaplain of the Popham Colony, for one can certainly see more, and 
the views are more diversified and picturesque from this bold head- 
land, than from any other point in the ancient Province. 

SPECIAL NOTICE.— The reader will please take notice that the Illustrations 
in this i)ani|>hlet weie made from photojp'ftplis taken late in the fall, after the season was 
over; therefore, they do not do Justice to the subjects. They must be seen in miiisum- 
mer to be fully appreciated. Aside from tliu views i)resente<l, there are scores just as 
beautiful and "interesting— in fact, a book full of illustrations could not contain them all. 



EPITOME OF EARLY HISTORY. 



SAGADAHOC AND THE PROVINCE OF SABINO. 

§|i||HE coast of Maine is supposed to have been discovered by a 
J^ Florentine navigator named Verrazzano, sailing under the 
auspices of France, in 1524. He was born about the year 1485, 
was captured by the Spanish, and was executed by order of Charles 
V, in 1528, for piracy. French annals make it possible that he 
visited some part of the American coast as early as 1508, but the 
fact that in 1524 he sailed along the coast from latitude 36° to 50°, 
is quite well authenticated. Other early voyagers who came this 
way, were the Cabots, Gilbert, Gosnold Pring, Waymouth, etc., 
and the coast of Maine had been familiar to European navigators 
for nearly a hundred years before a settlement was attempted. The 
cod-tisheries which were excellent from Newfoundland to the Hud- 
son river, and traffic with the natives were the chief objects which 
attracted European ships, mostly English and French, to the New 
England coast. The two great rivals for the possession of North 
America, were England and France, and the contest covered a 
period of more than two centuries. For the last hundred and fifty 
years of this period, the contest was largely of a religious character, 
.the issue being between Catholicism and Protestantism, of which 
France and E:ngland were the chief re})resentatives. 

In 1603, King Henry of France granted to one of his noblemen, 
Sieur de Monts, a territory in the New World known as "Cadie" or 
"Acadia," described as embraced between the 40th and 46th de- 
grees of north latitude. The purpose of de Monts was to found a 
colony here, and he immediately set about it. He equipped two 
vessels, and accompanied by several French gentlemen among 
whom was Samuel Champlain, a distinguislied navigator, sailed 
from France April 7, 1604. He made his first headquarters upon a 
small island which he named St. Croix. It is situated in the St. 
Croix river, near the present boundary line between Maine and New 



12 POPHAM BEACH AS A SUMMER RESORT. 

Brunswick. His colony was finally established at Port Royal, near 
Annapolis, Nova Scotia. While coasting along through the Gulf 
of Maine, Champlain discovered and named Mount Desert Island and 
Isle au Haut, giving them the names they still bear. Continuing, 
he entered the Penobscot which he described, and returning entered 
Sheepscot Bay which he ascended as far as the northern extremity 
of Westport ; he descended the river on the west side of the island,, 
passed close to Hockamock point, pulled the vessel through the up- 
per Hellgate, and entering the Kennebec river passed on to Merry- 
meeting Bay. The return was by the true channel of the Sagada- 
hoc, and the fact that his was probably the first vessel that ever 
plowed the waters of this river, gives importance to the event in 
this connection. It was a small vessel called a iKittache, and had 
■on board some seventeen or eighteen men. 

The colonization scheme of De Monts proved a failure, and prior 
to 1606, his charter had been revoked. It was at this time that Sir 
Ferdinando Gorges, Sir John Popham, Sir Raleigh Gilbert and other 
distinguished Englishmen, began to take active measures for the 
settlement of the new world, and two companies were chartered, 
the one called the London Company to plant colonies in Southern 
Virginia, and the other organized in Plymouth, p]ugland, was called 
the Plymouth Company and was to colonize North Virginia. This 
was the second attempt to establish a colony within the present 
limits of the State of Maine, the first being by De Monts at St. 
Croix, as already stated. 

In the spring of 1607, a plan was matured for establishing a 
colony on the Sagadahoc river. A hundred emigrants besides mar- 
iners were engaged for the enterprise, and all necessary supplies, 
including ordnance stores, were speedily secured. Two vessels 
were chartered, one commanded by George Popham and the other 
by Raleigh Gilbert. They sailed from Plymouth, England, on the 
31st of May, 1607, and steered dii-ectly for the coast of Maine, then 
called North Virginia. They first touched at Monhegan Island, 
July 31st, and after exploring the coast and islands, they, on Sun- 
day, August 9th, landed on an island which they called St. George, 
where they heard the first sermon ever preached to a IVIaine audi- 
ence, delivered by Mr. Seymour, their Chaplain. Stage Island, 
situated on the east side of the mouth of Kennebec river, and in 
sight of the Ocean View House, is supposed to be the ancient St. 
George. It is related that they intended to make Stage Island the 



POPHAM BEACH AS A SUMMER RESORT. 13 

seat of their colony, and that they sunk wells and begun houses, 
but becoming satisfied that they could not have pui'e water from 
their wells, and for other reasons, they decided to make a change. 
Their A^essels were anchored under Seguin Island on the 15th. This 
island was variously spelled "Sutguin," "Sequin" and "Seguin" by 
the early voyagers. On the same day, one of the ships, "The Gift 
of God," got safely into the river, and on the following day, the 
"Mary and John" came in, and both vessels came to anchor. On 
the 17th, in two boats, they sailed up the river — Capt. Popham in 
his pinnace with thirty persons, and Capt. Gilbei't in his long 
boat with eighteen more. "They found it a gallant river; many 
good islands therein, and many branches of other small rivers fall- 
ing into it." They returned, and on the 18th "they all went ashore, 
and there made choice of a place for a plantation, at the mouth or 
entry of the river, on the west side, being almost an island, of good 
bigness, in a province called by the Indians 'Sabino,' so called of 
a Sagamore, or chief commander, uuder the grand bashaba."* 

There has been some disagreement among historians as to the pre- 
cise spot where the colony was finally established, but it is described 
as on the west side of the river, at the mouth or entry, on a penin- 
sula, and what better description of the territory, extending from the 
bluff, upon which stands the Ocean View House, to Atkins' Bay, 
could be given than is given here ? There can be no reasonable 
doubt that the peninsula upon the easterly side of which stands the 
Ocean View and P^ureka Houses, and the United States Fort, is the 
ancient Sabino, and the seat of the Popham Colony, subsequently 
known as the Sagadahoc Colony. Here they erected a commodious 
house and barn, a church, and quite a number of cheap cabins or 
huts, some say fifty in all. They also built a defensive work which 
they called fort St. George, from the name of their President. 
Georgetown was named in the same way. Here also they built a 
vessel, the first one built in New England, of about thirty tons, 
which they called the "Virginia." 

After the lapse of two hundred and eighty years, it is no wonder 
that no remains are found of this short-lived colony. The shifting 
sands have long since buried them, buttlie "gallant river" still flows 
on, and the ocean waves beat and l)reak upon the sandy beach, as 
they did on that 18th day of August, 1607, when the emigrants 

*Strachey. 



14 POPHAM BEACH AS A SUMMER RESORT. 

went ashore and selected a seat for their colony, in the province of 
Sabino. 

The river from its mouth to Merrymeeting Bay was anciently 
called the Sagadahock, Merrymeeting Bay was so called, not, as 
some suppose, because several rivers meet here, but because this 
was a general rendezvous or meeting place of the Indian tribes, 
whose homes were on the rivers that flow into this bay and along the 
coast. The ancient Georgetown formerly comprised the present 
town of that name, Parker's Island, now the town of Woolwich, 
Arrowsick Island, and the present towu of Phipsburg. It was in- 
corporated in 171(5. Small Point, including Phipsburg and Bath, 
belonged to North Yarmouth until 1741, when they were united 
with Georgetown. This territory was once called the "Ancient 
Dominions of Maine." It is said that John Parker, a native of 
Newbury, Mass., cleai-ed land here as early as 1629, and in 1643 
he became proprietor of the soil by purchase from a Sagamore. He 
was a noted man in his day, and his name is still perpetuated in 
"Parker's Head" and "Parker's Flats," well known places on the 
river. The original titles of nearly all the lands on both sides of 
the Kennebec as far as Bath, were based upon Indian deeds. Many 
of the early settlers in this region Avere of the Scotch-Irish emigra- 
tion. The Plymouth Company and the Pejepscot Proprietors 
claimed a portion of the territory on the Sagadahoc, and more or 
less litigation grew out of these rival claims until the matter was 
settled by the Courts. 

Standing upon the piazza of the Ocean View House, and facing 
the sea, the following islands can be seen : Heron and Fox islands 
at the right ; then comes Wood Island which partly conceals Seguin, 
though the bluff and lighthouse of the latter are prominent objects. 
Allittle to the left and two miles north of Seguin is Pond Island, 
which also has a lighthouse. East of Pond Island is Salter's Is- 
land, named for an early proprietor of land in this region. Half a 
mile north-east of Pond Island is Stage Island, where the Popham 
or Sagadahoc Colony flrst lauded, and upon which was an early 
French settlement. North of Pond Island are the two Sugar Loaves, 
each of which is small and barren. Long Island is in the river, and 
commencing near the entrance to Atkins' Bay terminates nearly 
opposite Cox's Head. There are several points of land on the 
Georgetown side near the mouth of the river, which appear from 
the Ocean View House like islands, but they are portions of the 



I'OPHAM BEACH AS A SUMMEK KKSOKT. 15 

mainland and belong to Georgetown. Looking up the river froni 
the eastern piazza of the Ocean View House, Long Island and 
Georgetown are seen on the right, Atkins' Bay (so named from an 
early settler here) extending into the land nearly a league at the 
left, and Cox's head, a bold bluff upon which there was once a Fort, 
directly np the river, and almost in a line with the Eureka House. 

It has been stated elsewhere, that the Plymouth Company and 
Pejepscot Proprietors laid claim to lauds on the Kennebec. Sep- 
tember 7, 17o7, the Plymouth Company granted to James McCobb, 
in consideration of his services in settling the tract and the pay- 
ment of one hundred pounds, and reserving certain small tracts to 
settlers, three-eights of the territory between Winnegance Creek and 
the Ocean, and between Kennebec River and Casco Bay. In 1766, 
a final settlement was made between the two rival corporations, and 
the territory, comprising the present town of Phipsburg, became the 
property of the Plymouth Company ; this settlement rendered valid 
the grant to McCobb. Subsequently, the Company granted two- 
eighths of the territory to Benjamin Faneuil of Boston. 

Hunnewell's Point, it being the point where the Eureka House and 
Fort Popham stand, was so named from Ambrose Hunnewell who 
was living here in 1661, and, perhaps, the first resident aftet the 
breaking up of the Popham Colony in 1609, though this is by no 
means certain. Thomas Atkins, for whom the Bay is named, was 
probably cotemporary with Hunnewell. 

The true mouth of the Kennebec river is contained between the 
southern end of Stage Island, and a low sandy point, a little over 
half a mile to the westward of it, called Hunnewell's Point ; but the 
approaches are so obstructed by islands and bare rocks that, for 
purposes of navigation, the entrance to the river is supposed to be- 
gin at Seguin Island.* 

The mouth of the Kennebec is twenty-one miles east by north 
from Cape Elizabeth, sixty-five miles from Cape Ann, and nine- 
teen miles west from Monhegan Island. 

Seguin Island lies north and south. It is eleven hundred yards 
long, and two hundred and fifty yards wide, except near its 
southern end, where a bare, rocky space of less elevation, makes 
off to the eastward, increasing the width of the island at this point, 
to half a mile. The junction of this space with the main island, 
affords a good landing place. 

*Cou8t Pilot. 



Ocean View House ? "Annex." 

A. B. PERKINS, Manager. 

conveniene.s of Seaside Hotels. TU:M2:'t>^":jr:^^^^l^^ 
son, and inany ot last year's guests selected roo.ns for the p i 'e t sJisnn" 

Since the close ot last season, the "Annex'' has been hnii? ?.'-u .;,f- ^ 
3G roonos, the Dining-room enlarged, and n^^nyt^n^^nien^S add^IS""^ "' 

Terms-$2.50 to $3.00 per day. Board by the week, .$12 to $20 accord 
ing to rooms, and whether one or two persons occupy a room, 'open to^ 
the public from July 1st to Sept. loth. 

For further particulars, address 

T> r. X r...-x^ox^ ,/■ ^' ^""'^^"^^"^^^ Mannurr, Popham Beach, Maine. 
P. O. MCKLRl, PROrRiETOK. 



A. B. PERKINS, Manager. 




Open to the public from June 15th to October 1st. 

The Eureka House is situated near the Beach and wharf, and south of 
1-ort 1 opham. it has tor several years been the favorite resort for a laro-e 
class ot people, and its old patrons uill fintl manv improvements the com- 
ing seas^on. Pure spring water has been introduced into the House from 
Spring Lake, a fountain placed on the lax\ n in front, the Dining-room re- 
modeled and improved, c<:c. It will be found a pleasant home for visitors 
at very low rates. 

TERMS:— $2.00 per day. Board by the week, $8.00 to $12.00. 
For further particulars, address A. B. Peukins, Mamujn; 

r. f\ i7Tr^r^T7T>v T^ Popham Beach, Maine. 

P. O. VICKERY, Proprietor. 



Fop]n.a.mL Bea^ch. I Ba^tln. 



steamer "PERCY V." Capt. James E. Perkins, 

Will, ilurin}? the Season of 1888, run between POPHAM BEACH and BATIT, as fol- 
lows: 

From June 1st to July 1st, will make one round trip daily, leaving Pophani Beach at 
8 o'clock in the morniufi;, and returning leave Bath at 3 P. M. 

From July 1st to Sept. 15th, will make two round trips daily, leaving Bath on arrival 
of first morning train, and returning in season to connect with the noon train lor the 
East and West. In the afternoon will leave Bath on arrival of afternoon train from Bos- 
ton, and return in season for the evening train for the East and night train for the West. 
In brief, the Steamer will connect with the regular ti-ains both ways during the day. 

By this arrangement, passengers from Portland and intermediate stations, Augusta 
and intermediate stations, Lewlston and intermediate stations, can go to Popham Beach 
and return liome same day, and have six to seven hours at the Beach. 

In addition to these regular trains, a late trip will be made Saturday night, leaving 
Bath after the night trains are in from both East and West, and on Monday morning 
will leave Popham Beach in season to connect at Bath with the eai-ly train. By this 
arrangement, the steamer will be at Popham Beach over Sunday, and will be at the com- 
mand of guests to go wherever they may please. 

SPECIAL EXCURSION BATES will be given by the Maine Central Railroad dur- 
ing the months of July and August, from all their stations. 

From Bath to Popham Beach is but 12 miles, and is a delightful sail amid beautiful 
scenerv, taking but an hour for the trip. 

P. O. VICKERY, Proprietor. 



Excursion Rates for Hound Trip Railroad Tickets to Popham Beach. 

From Boston to Popham Beach, l^..^; from Lowell, $6.50; fi-om Lawrence, $6.10; 
from Haverhill, $6.00; from Lynn, $6.2.5; from Salem, $6.00. These prices are for the 
round ti'ip to Bath by rail, and passage from Bath to Popham and return on Steamer 
"Percy V." . 

THE IRVIHG HOUSE. 

The "Irving House," is what is known as the "Old Farm House." It has been entirely 
overhauleil, and nicely furnished with modern furniture. It contains seventeen large 
and airy rooms, and will be open to the public this season. It will be used for a lodging 
h'>use only, the occupants of which can take their meals at either the "Ocean View'' or 
"Euri-ka"" Houses. It is situated on high ground, with green lawns all round it, and the 
views from it are lieautiful and varied — one view seen froni it is illustrated in this i)am- 
phlet. The whole lake is seen from here, Atkins' Bay, Seguin Lighthouse, and almost 
numberless Islands, the Kennebec River, — in short, as line views, with one exception, 
(the "Ocean View" scenery) as can be found on the coast. A rai'e opportunity for gen- 
tlemen or families, and the prices, including board at either hotel, very low indeed. 

A. B. PERKINS. Manager. p. O. VICKERY, Proprietor. 



This cut represents Ocean 
PoiKT, one of the Finest Sum- 
mer Resorts on the coast of 
Maine. Situated on the main- 
land, in the town of Boothbay, 
and east of Boothbay Harbor. 
On this plan, the wharf and 
hotel are indicated at the left 
hand ; also the lots, so far as it 
has been lotted out, showins- 
such as are occujjied, and also 
l)ortions not yet lotted. Over 
thirty cottages are already built 
and occupied summers, and a 
good road has been built around 
the shore. 

Lots arc for sale at prices 
ranging from one to three hun- 
<lred dollars, a<;cording to loca- 
tion. 

Boats from Bath land here 
twice a day during the season. 

For particulars, en(|uire of tiie pro 




L. J. CROOKER, M. D., Augusta, Me. 



Tmm MAmm €«wtm.a'l M. M^ 

Leads to more Eesoits bj" the Seaside and in the Interior than any line in 
the country, and is the only rail line, wholly or in part, to 

POPHAM BEACH, BOOTHBAY, CAMDEN, NORTHPORT, and 

MOUNT DESERT, and to MOOSEHBAD and RANGELEY 
LAKES, and all points in the MARITIME PROVINCES, 

As well as numerous others, which, with their invigorating atmosphere 
are drawing increased numbers of visitors each year. For Pophani Beach, 
connections are made at Bath with tlie Steamer "Percy V.,'" arrangements 
of which are given in detail in this book. 

From June 1st to August 31st, inclusive, LOW EXCURSIOX PvATES 
will be given, particulars of which may be ascertained of Station Agents. 

PAYSON TUCKER, F. E. BOOTHBY, 

General Manager. Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent. 

Portland, May, 1888. 

KENNEBEC STEAMBOAT CO. ~ 

"STAR OF THE EAST," 

CAPT. JASON COLLINS, 

Will leave Lincoln Wharf, Boston, every Tuesday and Priday, 
A.t 6 o'cloclc I». M:., fox' 

Popham Beach, Bath, Richmond, Gardiner, Hallowell and Augusta, 

Connecting at Bath with Steamers for 

BOOTHBAY AND THE ISLANDS. 

At Hallowell -with stages for WINTHROP and WAYNE. At Augusta with stages 
for NORTH AND EAST VASSALBORO, WATERVILLE, OAKLAND, FAIKFIELD 
AND LIBERTY. Returning, leave POPHAM BEACH for BOSTON every Monday and 
Thursday evenings at 6.30. >8Sr Passengers ticketed to all the above points. ^^ 

Portland and Boston Steamers. 



One of the Staunch and Elegant Steamers, "JOHN BROOKS" and "TREMONT," 
will leave INDIA WHARF, Boston, 

DE* O H. I» C3 n T Iji -A. KT 13 , 

Every Evening (Sunday excepted) at 7 o'clock, connecting, on arrival, with Afaine Cen- 
tral, Knox & Lincoln, Portland & Ogdeusburg, Grand Trunk, and Portlanil & Rochester 
Railroads, and with Bangor & Machias Steamers for points on Coast of Maine. Thi> 
line afl'ords a most desirable route to 

Popham Beach, Lewiston, Old Orchard Beach, Poland Spring, Rangeley Lakes, 

Mt. Desert, Bethel, Gorhani, N. H., North Conway, Crawford's, Fabyans, &c. 

SUNDAY NIGHT TEIPS from middle of June to middle of Sept. 

Finest Ocean Trip on Eastern Coast, and best route to White Mountnins, and Inland 
and Seaside Resorts of Maine. Through Tickets at Low Rates. Leave Portland for IJos 
ton every evening, (Sundays excepted) at 7 o'clock, connecting on arrival, with the earli- 
est trains on all diverging "lines. 

J. B. COYLE. Manager. J. F. LISCOMB, Gen'l Agent. 

PORTLAND, MAINE. 



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